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PRO BASKETBALLMIAMI -- Dwyane Wade is going home, making what he called an extremely emotional and tough decision to leave the Miami Heat after 13 seasons and sign with the Chicago Bulls.Wade will sign a two-year deal with the Bulls, one that will pay him about $47 million. Miami offered $40 million over two years for Wade to stay in the uniform that hes worn his entire career, the one in which he was an All-Star 12 times, a champion three times and the NBA Finals MVP in 2006 when his rise to superstardom was just truly beginning.It ends a second consecutive summer of will-he-or-wont-he talk and worry in Miami, which was able to keep him last summer after contentious negotiations led to a $20 million, one-year deal. The Heat spoke with him on Wednesday in New York in an effort to keep him, the same day that Wade also took meetings with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Denver Nuggets.OSCAR PISTORIUSPRETORIA, South Africa -- Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Pistorius stood and faced Judge Thokozile Masipa as she announced the sentence in a South African courtroom.Pistorius was facing a possible 15-year jail term for shooting Steenkamp through a toilet cubicle door at his home in 2013, but Masipa said substantial and compelling circumstances existed in the double-amputee Olympic runners case to give him a lesser sentence.Steenkamps parents, Barry and June, were present in the courtroom, which was packed with relatives of both Pistorius and Steenkamp and other observers.In reading out the sentence, Judge Masipa said Pistorius was a fallen hero.The judge ordered a recess to give prosecutors and Pistorius defense lawyers time to decide if either wanted to appeal the sentence.SOCCERMADRID -- Lionel Messi and his father were sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud by a Barcelona-based court, with both sentences likely to be suspended.The court found the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, each guilty of three counts of defrauding tax authorities of 4.1 million euros ($4.6 million).In Spain, sentences of less than two years for first offences are usually suspended, meaning neither man would go to jail. That decision, however, rests with the court.The court also fined Messi 2 million euros and his father 1.5 million euros.Messis management company said later that Messi and his father would appeal the sentences. Once lodged, the appeal will be heard in a higher court in Madrid.MMALAS VEGAS -- UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been notified of a potential doping violation, ruling him out of his bout with Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 200.UFC President Dana White announced the dramatic change three days before the mixed martial arts promotions landmark show.Jones tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition sample taken June 16 by USADA, which administers the UFCs anti-drug policy.Jones is considered the top pound-for-pound fighter in MMA, but he has failed drug tests around two of his past three scheduled fights. He tested positive for apparent cocaine use before his first fight with Cormier at UFC 182 in January 2015.Jones served a suspension for much of 2015 after his involvement in a hit-and-run accident.COLLEGE ATHLETICSKNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessees $2.48 million settlement of a Title IX lawsuit regarding its handling of assault complaints against athletes includes steps on how the school must improve the way it addresses incidents involving sexual misconduct.A copy of the settlement obtained through a public records request said the school will change its rules regarding student disciplinary hearings and will appoint an independent commission including experts on establishing or maintaining federal law compliance programs.The settlement calls for Tennessee to use its best efforts to enforce mandatory sexual assault training for employees reasonably likely to be among the first to learn about incidents. Tennessee also is no longer providing a list of potential lawyers to athletes, a practice it actually discontinued before the settlement.Lawyers for both sides announced the settlement Tuesday.AUSTIN, Texas -- Former Baylor coach Art Briles is asking a federal judge to remove him as a defendant in a lawsuit that alleges the school ignored a womans claims she was sexually assaulted by a football player.Briles was fired in May in the fallout of an investigation into how Baylor mishandled sexual assault allegations. He was named as a defendant in the lawsuit along with the Baylor board of regents and former athletic director Ian McCaw.The lawsuit claims Briles ignored reports from the womans family that one of his players was a sexual predator and allowed him to keep playing.Briles motion says the claims against the coach are based on hearsay. He also argues that federal and state laws dont allow him to be sued as an individual in the case against the university.STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- More than 200 former Penn State football players are petitioning university leaders to return the large bronze statue of veteran football coach Joe Paterno that stood outside Beaver Stadium.The statue was removed in 2012 after former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of child sexual abuse and an investigation accused former officials, including Paterno, of covering up complaints about Sandusky.The players -- including several who played in the 1950s -- sent a letter to the board of trustees and President Eric Barron calling for the states return. The players also want an apology to Paternos wife, Sue, and the restoration of the wall that stood behind the statue.A university spokesman says there will be a time and a place to acknowledge Paternos legacy.BASEBALLFormer baseball star Pete Rose is suing the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio Rose raped young teen girls during spring training.Rose said in a federal lawsuit filed John Dowd damaged his reputation and endorsement deals during an interview on WCHE-AM in West Chester, Pennsylvania.Dowd investigated Rose for Major League Baseball in 1989, leading the games all-time hits leader to be declared ineligible for the Hall of Fame.The lawsuit states Dowd claimed Rose associate Michael Bertolini said he ran young girls to Rose during spring training, which Dowd called statutory rape every time.A man answering a phone listed for Dowd in Massachusetts abruptly hung up. 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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No. 15 Purdue kept making No. 3 Villanova hold its breath Monday night.Josh Hart made sure the Wildcats followed the same old beat.The preseason All-America guard scored 24 points, made big shot after big shot and calmly sank the final four free throws of the game to help the defending national champions hang on for a 79-76 victory.Josh just said to me at the beginning of the second half that `we got this, Wildcats coach Jay Wright said. Thats the real strength of this team -- the leadership. I think thats what you saw the start of the second half.Villanova (2-0) has won eight straight games, including the six NCAA Tournament wins that led to last seasons national championship. And as far as early-season victories go, this was about as big as they come.Purdue had won nine straight on its home court and had only lost one previous November game since Matt Painter took over as coach in 2006-07.The difference was Villanova had Hart, who finished three points short of his career high, and the Boilermakers didnt have an answer.We had to do a better job on Josh Hart, Painter said. Their overall toughness is among the best in the country.Purdue sure didnt make it easy on the Wildcats, who made their first seven shots of the second half and charged to a 56-45 lead.The Boilermakers rallied behind Isaac Haas and Caleb Swanigan, who combined for five straight baskets during a flurry that pulled Purdue to 61-60. Haas scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, and Swanigan had 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists.But with Harts shooting and the Wildcats stout defense, the Boilermakers never took the lead, never tied the score and couldnt make either 3-pointer that could have forced overtime in the waning seconds.This game was huge for us, playing a great team, a very disciplined team in that crazy environment, Hart said.Darryl Reynolds had 12 points and eeight rebounds for Villanova.dddddddddddd.BIG PICTUREVillanova: The Wildcats passed their biggest test of November -- barely. Now theyve got five games over the next 15 days, three more by Sunday, to get everything in sync.Purdue: This early test showed the Boilermakers can play with the big boys. Beating them might still be a challenge if they dont find more perimeter shooting.COUNT ITThe Boilermakers erased a 39-34 deficit in the final 40 seconds of the first half with a layup from Swanigan and after Vince Edwards scooped up a loose ball and got it to guard P.J. Thompson, who banked in a buzzer-beating 3 from midcourt to tie it. The crowd went wild long before a replay review confirmed the original call that it counted.RARE AIRPurdue is 12-14 when facing a defending national champ. But having one from outside the Big Ten visit West Lafayette is a rarity. Since hosting UCLA for the opening game on Dec. 2 1967, it had happened only one other time before Monday: Against Louisville on Jan. 18, 1987. UCLA won the first game 73-71, but the Boilermakers beat Louisville 88-73.POLL IMPLCATIONSVillanova: The Wildcats proved theyre worthy of a high ranking with a quality road victory but will be hard-pressed to move up unless No. 1 Duke or No. 2 Kentucky lose.Purdue: The Boilermakers arent likely to slide much, if at all, after coming within a basket or two of upsetting a top-5 team.UP NEXTVillanova: On Thursday, the Wildcats face Western Michigan in Charleston, South Carolina, as they begin chasing a fourth straight in-season tourney title.Purdue: Hosts Georgia State on Friday, marking the return of former IUPUI coach Ron Hunter. The Boilermakers are 24-2 at Mackey Arena over the last 26 games.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '